Powershell Advanced Cookbook
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PowerShell Advanced Cookbook
Author: Morten Elmstrøm Hansen
language: en
Publisher: BPB Publications
Release Date: 2024-05-28
Fully unleash your scripting powers and capabilities with PowerShell KEY FEATURES ● PowerShell administration fundamentals. ● Advanced scripting and automation. ● Enterprise and cloud administration. DESCRIPTION PowerShell is a powerful scripting language, automation framework and command-line shell developed by Microsoft that is built on the .NET framework. It is an essential tool because it allows system administrators and developers to automate and optimize complex administrative tasks across multiple systems efficiently. PowerShell's deep integration with Windows and other Microsoft products makes it an invaluable tool for administrating, managing and optimizing Windows environments. Designed as a cookbook, this book enables readers to expand and build upon their current PowerShell knowledge and skillset. Topics covered in detail include creating PowerShell unit tests using Pester, managing and administrating Azure and AWS cloud services, remote script execution, Active Directory management, PowerShell desired state configuration and more. Each chapter includes recipes that delves into the topics, accompanied by code examples and walkthroughs. After reading this book, readers would have gained the knowledge and skills that will enable them to build better and more advanced scripts and applications while also understanding key principles of automation and optimization. This will also aid the readers to streamline processes and enhance administrative tasks more efficiently using PowerShell. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Develop advanced PowerShell functions, classes, and scripts with sophisticated flow control. ● Manage errors effectively, including custom error classes, in scripts and background jobs. ● Securely handle remote sessions using PowerShell remoting for enhanced management. ● Utilize Pester for unit testing and mocking dependencies, ensuring script reliability. ● Administer Active Directory objects and cloud services like Azure and AWS, including Microsoft 365 applications. ● Build GUI applications and Windows services from PowerShell scripts with SAPIEN PowerShell studio IDE. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is intended for developers and system administrators with a novice or intermediate understanding of PowerShell who are looking to advance their skills. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Advanced PowerShell Concepts 2. Advanced PowerShell Functions 3. Flow Control and Looping 4. Error Handling 5. Scripting Techniques 6. Remote Script Execution: PowerShell Remote Management 7. Testing with Pester 8. Working with XML and JSON 9. Active Directory Management 10. Managing Azure with PowerShell 11. Managing AWS with PowerShell 12. Microsoft 365 Applications Management 13. Desired State Configuration 14. Managing Windows Components 15. SAPIEN PowerShell Studio IDE
Windows PowerShell Cookbook
With more than 250 ready-to-use recipes, this solutions-oriented introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting environment and language provides administrators with the tools to be productive immediately.
Windows Powershell In Action
Windows PowerShell in Action was written by Bruce Payette, one of the founding members of the Windows PowerShell team, co-designer of the PowerShell language and the principal author of the PowerShell language implementation. This book is a tutorial for sysadmins and developers introducing the PowerShell language and its environment. It shows you how to build scripts and utilities to automate system tasks or create powerful system management tools to handle the day-to-day tasks that drive a Windows administrator's life. It's rich in interesting examples that will spark your imagination. The book covers batch scripting and string processing, COM, WMI, and even .NET and WinForms programming.· Welcome to PowerShell· The basics· Working with types· Operators and expressions· Advanced operators and variables· Flow control in scripts· Functions and scripts· Scriptblocks and objects· Errors, exceptions, and script debugging· Processing text, files, and XML· Getting fancy-.NET and WinForms· Windows objects: COM and WMI· Security, security, security